diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/updates/branchify.ts b/lib/workers/repository/updates/branchify.ts
index af8e7b5b1bebee567a0a43c56469084f2f4aa29d..15e8f7b0d9be61dca2bcce44041a14f0563a9dd3 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/updates/branchify.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/updates/branchify.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export async function branchifyUpgrades(
   logger.debug(
     `${updates.length} flattened updates found: ${updates
       .map((u) => u.depName)
-      .filter((txt) => txt?.length)
+      .filter((txt) => txt?.trim().length)
       .join(', ')}`
   );
   const errors: ValidationMessage[] = [];